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20192026
most citedProduction of Primordial Black Holes via Single Field Inflation and Observational Constraints

31 citations · 156 across the 28 of their papers we have counts for

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30 papers

astro-ph.CO2026

Primordial Black Hole Abundances and Scalar Induced Gravitational Waves from Finite-Width Power Spectra in a Stiff Thermal History

Abolhassan Mohammadi, Yogesh, Cristian Joana +2

We study the formation of primordial black holes (PBHs) from large primordial perturbations that re-enter the horizon during an epoch with equation of state . We co…

astro-ph.SR2026

Evidence for Solar-Cycle Modulation of the Alpha-to-Proton Temperature Ratio in Solar Wind

Aakash Gupta, Yogesh, Dibyendu Chakrabarty +2

The influence of collisional age on the alpha-to-proton temperature ratio has been explored in the past. However, the modulation of this ratio with respect to t…

astro-ph.SR2026

Statistical insights on the decorrelation lengths of solar wind parameters at L1 point under varying conditions

Yogesh, Aparupa Apsara Baruah, Dibyendu Chakrabarty +3

Understanding the spatial coherence of solar wind plasma and magnetic field properties is essential for interpreting multi-spacecraft observations and for characterizing the large-…

gr-qc2026

A Starobinsky-like Potential in k-Essence Framework: Attractor Dynamics, Reheating, and Consistency with ACT DR6

Abolhassan Mohammadi, Yogesh, Hongwei Tan +1

The recent ACT DR6 has shifted the preferred value of the scalar spectral index upward so that many well-established inflationary models have been disfavoured, including the Starob…

astro-ph.SR2026

Finding Novel Precursors for Solar Wind Stream Interaction Regions with Interpretable Deep Learning

Prateek Mayank, Yogesh, Enrico Camporeale +4

Solar wind stream interaction regions (SIRs) drive recurrent geomagnetic storms, yet most existing catalogs rely on expert inspection and simple thresholds that are subjective and…

astro-ph.CO2026

Constraining Quintessential Inflation with ACT: A Gauss-Bonnet Gateway

Yogesh, Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat, Mayukh R. Gangopadhyay +1

Recent results from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), indicating a higher and more tightly constrained scalar spectral index, , place several inflatio…

astro-ph.SR2026

Solar Wind Heating Near the Sun: A Radial Evolution Approach

Yogesh, Leon Ofman, Kristopher Klein +19

Characterizing the plasma state in the near-Sun environment is essential to constrain the mechanisms that heat and accelerate the solar wind. In this study, we use Parker Solar Pro…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

Observation of Large-Scale Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability Wave Driven by a Coronal Mass Ejection

Leon Ofman, Olga Khabarova, Ryun-Yong Kwon +3

The Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) can occur when there is a relative motion between two adjacent fluids. In the case of magnetized plasma, the shear velocity must exceed the l…

astro-ph.CO2025

Spinning Primordial Black Holes and Scalar Induced Gravitational Waves from Single Field Inflation

Abolhassan Mohammadi, Yogesh, Qiang Wu +1

We investigate the formation of primordial black holes (PBHs), their spin and abundance, in a single-field inflationary model based on a mutated hilltop potential inserted with a s…

astro-ph.SR2025

How the Oblique Drift Instability Alters Solar Wind Heating and Constrains the Distribution of Solar Wind Observations

Mihailo M. Martinovic, Kristopher G. Klein, Leon Ofman +6

Ion-driven plasma instability thresholds, derived from linear theory, constrain the distribution of solar observations in parameter space, defining boundaries of stable plasma para…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

Magnetic interaction analysis of multiple interplanetary coronal mass ejections leading to a historic geomagnetic storm in May 2024

Sanchita Pal, Cecilia Mac Cormack, Emilia K. J. Kilpua +3

Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs), the large-scale eruptive phenomena capable of shedding a huge amount of solar magnetic helicity and energy are potential in driving s…

astro-ph.CO2025

Power Law Plateau Inflation and Primary Gravitational Waves in the light of ACT

Abolhassan Mohammadi, Yogesh, Anzhong Wang

We investigate Power-Law Plateau (PLP) inflation in standard gravity and its consistency with ACT DR6 data. While many inflationary models, including the Starobinsky inflation, are…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

Identification of Ion-Kinetic Instabilities in Hybrid-PIC Simulations of Solar Wind Plasma with Machine Learning

Viacheslav M Sadykov, Leon Ofman, Scott A Boardsen +5

Analysis of ion-kinetic instabilities in solar wind plasmas is crucial for understanding energetics and dynamics throughout the heliosphere, as evident from spacecraft observations…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 10 cited

Inflationary Dynamics of Mutated Hilltop Inflation in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity Under New Slow-Roll Approximations with Generalised Reheating

Yogesh, Mehnaz Zahoor, Kashif Ali Wani +1

The advancement in the observational cosmology of the early universe such as Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations, puts severe constraints on the inflationary models. Man…

astro-ph.CO2025

Starobinsky like inflation and EGB Gravity in the light of ACT

Yogesh, Abolhassan Mohammadi, Qiang Wu +1

The ACT data shows an enhancement in the value of the scalar spectral index, as , leading to disfavoring many inflationary models, including the Starobinsk…

astro-ph.SR2025

Evidence of Interaction between Ion-Scale Waves and Ion Velocity Distributions in the Solar Wind

Yogesh, Leon Ofman, Scott A Boardsen +9

Recent in situ observations from Parker Solar Probe (PSP) near perihelia reveal ion beams, temperature anisotropies, and kinetic wave activity. These features are likely linked to…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 8 cited

Modeling hot, anisotropic ion beams in the solar wind motivated by the Parker Solar Probe observations near perihelia

Leon Ofman, Yogesh, Scott A Boardsen +5

Recent observations of the solar wind ions by the SPAN-I instruments on board the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) spacecraft at solar perihelia (Encounters) 4 and closer find ample eviden…

gr-qc2025

Non-Standard Thermal History and Formation of Primordial Black Holes in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity

Yogesh, Abolhassan Mohammadi

Inflation provides a suitable environment for the formation of Primordial Black Holes(PBHs). In this article, we examine the formation of primordial black holes in the Mutated Hill…

astro-ph.SR2024

Origins of Very Low Helium Abundance Streams Detected in the Solar Wind Plasma

Yogesh, N. Gopalswamy, D. Chakrabarty +4

The abundance of helium () in the solar wind exhibits variations typically in the range from 2-5% with respect to solar cycle activity and solar wind velocity. However, the…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 9 cited

Inflationary Dynamics in Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet Gravity Using New Slow-Roll Approximations considering Generalised Reheating

Yogesh, Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat, Mayukh R. Gangopadhyay

The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations results reported by {\it Planck} satellite suggest a plateau characteristic in the flat potential of the inflaton field is favore…

gr-qc2024

The Dynamics of Reheating in Loop Quantum Cosmology

Yogesh, Bao-Fei Li, Mayukh R. Gangopadhyay +1

In loop quantum cosmology (LQC), the initial singularity is replaced by a quantum bounce, leading to a universal post-bounce evolution characterized by three distinct epochs: bounc…

astro-ph.SR2024

Understanding the variability of helium abundance in the solar corona using three-fluid modeling and UV observations

Leon Ofman, Yogesh, Silvio Giordano

The variability of helium abundance in the solar corona and the solar wind is an important signature of solar activity, solar cycle, solar wind sources, as well as coronal heating…

astro-ph.CO2023★ 10 cited

Is the NANOGrav detection evidence of resonant particle creation during inflation?

M. R. Gangopadhyay, V. V. Godithi, K. Ichiki +5

We show that the recently reported cosmic gravitational wave background by the NANOGrav 15-year collaboration may be the result of resonant particle creation during inflation. For…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 4 cited

New insights on the behaviour of solar wind protons and alphas in the Stream Interaction Region in solar cycle 23 and 24

Yogesh, D. Chakrabarty, Nandita Srivastava

Although the enhancements in the alpha-proton ratio in the solar wind (expressed as ) in the Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections (ICMEs) have been studied i…